Five Functions of Management: Business Planning at the Multinational Level

Submitted By: Mustafa Abdul-Jabbar, University of Pennsylvania

Date:September 10, 2012

Subject(s):Management

Grade Level(s):9, 10, 11, 12

Overview:

In this lesson, the teacher will address the planning function of the “Five Functions of Management” as it occurs in the business context at the multinational level. Students will read “Wyndham Worldwide’s Stephen Holmes on the Changing Nature of Leisure Travel”

Then create a plan to expand the product offerings in a variety of contexts. The planning function is the first function of the “Five Functions of Management” (see definition from standards below).